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hale_bopp
Ruffle some Feathers
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 Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:21 am Post subject: Makeup |
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I want to ask other females what your opinion of makeup is. Before I say much in here, I want to get this straight.
I am NOT asking Males whether they find a girl wearing makeup attractive or not. If you are a guy that likes wearing makeup, It's fine to answer.
(on a side note I think this forum needs to be heavily moderated).
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Who here wears makeup at all? (Counts as heavy makeup, light makeup, or even lip gloss) Why do you do it?
I sometimes wear makeup, because it makes me feel more attractive, even if it's just a swish of mascara and some lip gloss. I also kind of have self esteem issues when it comes to my appearance. I've noticed a lot of other aspie females don't ever where makeup, is this because you can't be botehred, don't like the feel of it or are super confident... or just don't care? |
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Dandelion
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| Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:34 am Post subject: |
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um... I wear makeup on Halloween, sometimes. But even then I want to go wash my face long before the evening's over.
Otherwise, I do not wear it, as it's very uncomfortable for me. |
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Enigmatic_Oddity
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Location: Australia
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| Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:02 am Post subject: |
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Er... well I'm not a female but I wear makeup often when I'm doing performances. If I were a woman, I'm not sure how I'd feel about makeup in terms of trying to make myself attractive, but I DO know one thing - makeup is greasy and yuck. It makes me feel like my skin needs to breathe. And it's even worse when you start to work up a sweat. Although I probably wouldn't sweat so much if I were a female.  |
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Captain_Brown
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| Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:59 am Post subject: |
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| I don't like makeup. |
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Astarael
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| Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 10:37 am Post subject: |
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I very rarely wear make up at all because I dislike the feeling of it on my skin (foundation especially) and I always forget that I'm wearing it and touch my face and then freak out that I've smeared it everywhere. Plus it's effort to put on and take off and maintain throughout the day/night. At the most I might wear some eyeshadow, mascara and eyeliner if I'm feeling self-conscious or someone has just made me feel really insecure - or I'm going out somewhere kind of special. I wear lip gloss occassionally, but I usually just put lip balm on at night to stop them from getting dry/cracking.. otherwise I tend to rub my lips together too often for anything good to come out of wearing it.
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anandamide
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| Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:23 am Post subject: |
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I never wear any makeup at all. To me it seems like some archaic convention left over from a bygone era. Which is just as well because I can't afford to buy makeup. I used to get my eyebrows dyed at a salon but I can't afford that now.
The truth is I think I look better with makeup, but that seems to contradict the male view. Most men I've talked to prefer women not to wear makeup. |
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Yupa
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Age: 18
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| Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:33 am Post subject: Re: Makeup |
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| hale_bopp wrote: | | If you are a guy that likes wearing makeup, It's fine to answer. |
I'm a guy and I like wearing the occasional lipstick or black nail polish, but as a result I've had to experience society's prejudiced issues against men wearing makeup, which really bothers me. I don't see why men shoudln't be allowed to wear makeup. That, however, is more of a topic for the Men's Discussion forum. |
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Louise
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| Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 1:12 pm Post subject: |
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A lot of women seem to look either the same or better without makeup. However, sometimes in small amounts it seems to be an improvement.
When I was younger I used to dislike wearing it as it made my skin feel strange, but now sometimes wear some eyeshadow and/or mascara and/or that pinkish powder stuff you put along your cheekbones with a brush. Although I tend to worry when wearing anything around my eyes in a stressy situation, as I sometimes stim by picking at my eyelashes. But this has a good side as well, as being careful to not smudge anything sometimes stops me picking at my eyes atogether. (And doing it tends to thin out the eyelashes, as well as looking strange.) |
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pineapple
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| Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Yah, I wear makeup most days, because I think it makes me look better...I usually wear some concealer, lip gloss, and eyeliner...nothing too complex. I look really young, and I sometimes use makeup to make me look older (not age makeup, just more powder and mascara). Playing with different colors is fun too. |
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blue_bean
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The only time I put on makeup is when I'm going out on a friday or saturday night.
It's time consuming for me to put it on so sometimes I only wear lip gloss, concealer and some eyeshadow. I can never put eyeliner or mascara on properly so I go without those  .
When I go the whole way with foundation I usually end up looking worse than I did without makeup cos of sweating and things. Makeup seems to need a lot of maintenance through the night. Maybe theres a difference when the foundation is oil free |
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hale_bopp
Ruffle some Feathers
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| Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 4:32 am Post subject: |
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| blue_bean wrote: | The only time I put on makeup is when I'm going out on a friday or saturday night.
It's time consuming for me to put it on so sometimes I only wear lip gloss, concealer and some eyeshadow. I can never put eyeliner or mascara on properly so I go without those .
When I go the whole way with foundation I usually end up looking worse than I did without makeup cos of sweating and things. Makeup seems to need a lot of maintenance through the night. Maybe theres a difference when the foundation is oil free |
Yes, I have the same problem.. It always ends up looking sweatty, and when I wear mascara at work it smears everwhere because I work a very sweaty job. Oil free has the same problem :/ |
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riley
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| Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 6:44 am Post subject: |
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| hale_bopp wrote: | | Yes, I have the same problem.. It always ends up looking sweatty, and when I wear mascara at work it smears everwhere because I work a very sweaty job. Oil free has the same problem :/ |
I eventually started tinting my eyelashes with an old mascara brush [and a fine one for small lashes].. works okay but you have to be careful not to get in your eyes. I don't mind wearing heavier makeup but I have very pale skin and have had difficulty finding colours that don't make me look like a corpse. Last time I tried to buy a lipstick they all had glitter in them so when they bled or faded the glitter would get left behind. There doesn't seem to be much variety other than whats in fashion at the time.. it's annoying as it's rare I find something that actually suits me.
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emc
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| Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:15 am Post subject: |
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I rarely wear make-up and I think my skin is in better condition because of my not wearing it. I only wear lip balm for dry lips generally, or the odd bit of concealer on pimples.
However, now I'm in my early 30's I can see why people wear make-up.
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CockneyRebel
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| Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't wear Make-up, because I don't have the Fine Motor Skills or the patience to bother with it. Some of the Brushes and Sponges are small. I also don't like the feel of it. I only wear Medicated Lip-Gloss, because my Lips chap easily. |
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krex
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| Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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I have tried wearing makeup several times because I hate the way I look(sorry,its an ongoing strugle for me)but I usually feel like I'm "indrag" look weird and end up washing it off...I hate the way foundation of powders feel on my skin(smothering)and dont want to run to the bathroom and fix it ..I'm just to paranoid and self conciouse as it is without this to worry about...
I like the look of masscara but I always rub my eyes and hate the way it looks when it flacks off and it hurts when it gets in my eyes...same with eyeshadow....lipstick taste horrible and again,there is the maintenance issue...I use Blistex to prevent chapping...hate dry lipps and have about 5 tubes at a time,since I'm always losing things...
I'm not anti-make-up....each female should be able to choose...not influnced by mass media or feminist peer pressure....I think it can be an artistic expression....love the Goth and Punk looks but cant handle the sensory over-load myself...
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